Cabinet for clothes lines and pins



(No Model.) F. S. DEVEREAUX.

GABINET FOR CLOTHES LINES AND PINS.

No. 599,771. Patented Mar.1,1898.

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FRANKS. DEVEREAUX, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF JOHN C.DEVEREAUX, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CABYINET FOR CLOTHES LINES'AND PINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 599,771, dated March 1,1898.

Application filed February 12, I897. $erial No. 623,203. (No model.)

To all whom itmoty concern/.-

Be it known that I, FRANK S. DEVEREAUX, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residin gat Camspecification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in cabinets forclothes lines and pins, and has for its object to provide a convenientarrangement whereby a line may be reeled within a cabinet and therehoused and protected from the elements, while at the same time afiordingready means for withdrawing'the line from the reel as well as providinga receptacle for the clothes-pins.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and-combination of elements hereinafter set forth,and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, the constructionand operation will now be described in detail,referrin g to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective of a cabinet made in accordance withmyimprovement, the door being opened, so'as to show the reel therein;Fig. 2, a central vertical section, the open position of the clothes-pinreceptacle being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailsection of, the pulley-bracket, showing the arrangement of the slidingpulley; and Fig. 4, a section at the line a: as of Fig. 3.

In carrying out my invention as here shown I construct a cabinet A ofwood or other suitable material, the top B of which is at an angle, soas to shed water or the like, and access may be gained to the upperportion of this cabinet by the door 0, hinged thereto in such manner asto open and close.

Within the cabinet back of the door is journaled a reel D, having acrank-handle E arranged upon the outside ofthe cabinet in order that thereel may be revolved thereby when occasion requires, and this reel isfor the purpose of coiling the clothes-line thereon. The crank --handlemay be removable. A

pulley G. A second pulley G is journaled in a sliding frame G which isslidably mounted between theother extension and the bracket, and aspring is placed between the arms G and the frame, so as to normallyhold the two pulleys in the position shown in Fig. 3, the object beingthat the line may be passed between said pulleys, so as to facilitateits withdrawal from the cabinet at a given point, and a notch G isformed in the door for the passage of the rope, from whichit will beseen that should the inner end of the line be secured to the reel thisbracket will serve to support this inner end when the opposite end isattached to a post or other suitable object; but should it be founddesirable not to secure the inner end of the line to the reel it may beknotted, so that when coming into contact with the pulleys it will notpass therethrough and therefore will be held thereby. The arrangement ofthe sliding pulley will greatly facilitate the coiling of a line uponthe reel, since said line may be withdrawn from between the pulleys andproperly fed to the reel while the latter is being revolved, after whichit may be again replaced between the pulleys for guidance when drawingfrom the reel; or the line may be completely withdrawn from the cabinetand secured in the usual manner to suitable hooks and when out .of usemay be again coiled upon the reel, so as to be housed, and when the dooris closed it is obvious that it will be entirely protected from theelements.

The lower portion of the cabinet is open both in front and at the bottomthereof, and between the sides is located the clothes-pin receptacleI-I, being pivoted therein at I, so that it may swing outward to theposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, at which point access willreadily be had thereto for the removal or insertion of the pins. Thisreceptacle isheld in its closed position by the latch-bolt J in the Fromthis it will be obvious that when a line is strung and the clothes arehung thereon the pins for securing said'clothes may be removed one byone from the receptacle, and when the clothes are again removed from theline the pins may be returned to the receptacle and there preservedagainst soiling or in ury.

In order that the'clothes-pin receptacle may be quickly and easilyremoved from the cabinet, I provide pivotal pins 011 each side of thereceptacle and form slots in the sides of the cabinet running upwardfrom the edge and then obliquely downward, terminating in a bearing forthe pins I, all that is necessary to disengage the parts being to swingthe receptacle outward and raise and lower it, so that the pins will beguided through the slots.

The cost of manufacturing a cabinet made in accordance with myimprovement is exceedingly small, since all the parts thereof are easilysawed by machinery and need only be secured together by nailing orotherwise.

Having thus fully described this invention, what is claimed as new anduseful is' 1. A cabinet consisting of asuitable casing, a reel journaledtherein, a bracket secured within the casing, said bracket having armswith right-angular extensions thereon, a pulley journaled between one ofthe extensions and the back of the bracket, a frame mounted to slidebetween the other extension and the back of the bracket, a pulleyjouinaled in said frame and a spring pressing against the frame and thearm, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein-described combination of the cabinet having an inclinedtop, angle-irons for securing said cabinet to a wall, a reel journaledwithin said cabinet, a crank-handle for revolving said reel, a bracket,pulleys journaled within said bracket for guiding the clothes-line, areceptacle pivoted within the lower portion of the cabinet, and a latchfor securing said receptacle in its closed position, as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK S. DEVEREAUX.

Witnesses:

S. S. WILLIAMsoN, D. V. CHADWICK.

